On this date in 1943, the Directorate of Engineer Development designed and tested the Load Class 40 Canadian Universal Bridging Trestle that was subsequently used on the Rhine crossings.

On this date in 1920, the School of Military Engineering was reopened in Halifax after the First World War.

On this date in 1948, Brigadier J.L. Melville CBE, MC, ED was appointed as the first Honorary Colonel Commandant of the Corps of Royal Canadian Engineers.

By this date in 1943, wartime construction with a value of 63 million dollars had been carried out in Canada by contract and military labour under engineer officers.

On this date in 1914, the Survey Division reported that it had completed 23,417 square miles of survey covering 73 map sheets.

On this date in 1945, all Royal Canadian Engineer elements attached to 1 Canadian Corps completed the transfer from Italy to the Northwest Europe theatre.

On this date in 1918, 2nd Battalion Canadian Railway Troops were required to operate as infantry during the German advance and earned 12 decorations for their actions.

On this date in 1916, the explosion of six ‘mines’ at St Eloi, while very successful, created a morass of mud that resulted in a massive engineer task.

On this date in 1951, members of 23 Field Squadron and 13 Works Company participated in a demolition exercise during the floods in Medicine Hat AB.

On this date in 1945, 2^nd Canadian Corps Troops Engineers constructed "Blackfriars" Bridge, a Load Class 40 floating Bailey bridge that, at 1814 feet long, was the longest in the world at the time.